Chambers, JadeMortensen Steagall, Marcos2023-04-122023-04-1215/03/2023DAT Journal, ISSN: 2526-1789 (Print); 2526-1789 (Online), Universidade Anhembi Morumbi, 8(1), 213-249. doi: 10.29147/datjournal.v8i1.6952526-17892526-1789https://hdl.handle.net/10292/16077This article discusses a graphic design project about unsustainable habits around the home and their effects on climate change. The article reflects on practice-led design research, asking: How can graphic design be used to provoke young adults to make positive changes towards their unsustainable consumer habits in their homes? The design project entitled: Second Nature - is an awareness campaign that combines the researcher’s passion for environmental sustainability and creative practice as a way of expression through graphic design conventions. The project responded to the research question with a communication campaign, consisting of a series of design artefacts, including a poster series, a zine set, social media presence and a website. The artefacts allow the audience to consider the negative impact their habits cause, providing ways to make small changes towards a more sustainable lifestyle. In conducting the study, reflective and heuristic enquiry was utilised as an approach to problem-solving. In the enquiry, the project employed methods such as contextual review of knowledge, mind mapping, sketching and mock-ups to ideate, reflect and test. The article adopts a commentary on practice and evidences the design decisions to the context, including how the artefacts engage with the audience. The research contributes to the current discourses about climate change in a world dominated by consumerism, proposing and unpacking how an awareness campaign can be used as a tool to combat the depletion of our greater home, earth.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/4701 Communication and Media Studies33 Built Environment and Design36 Creative Arts and Writing47 Language, Communication and Culture3303 DesignBehavioral and Social ScienceJournal ArticleOpenAccess10.29147/datjournal.v8i1.695